why was he activated then?

is this organization on the same page?

hello! does this team have a medical staff?

glad they’re not risking maine’s future.

Nothing in this makes sense.

• John Maine will not be used the rest of the season. Manuel said it’s his decision alone, even though medical staff has cleared him. Manuel said he can’t in good conscience use a young player in a game who needs surgery. “I just don’t like anybody pitching young with anything,” Manuel said. “That’s just my hang-up.”

Then was has he rehabbed all this time, and WARMED UP yesterday????

• Manuel said he wrestled with not playing Ryan Church, but the only alternative was Endy Chavez, so in his mind there wasn’t much debate in the end. “For me, I consider Ryan as close - very close - to being one of those pillars where you play every day. I think he has that type of ability.”

“close - very close” - as in - four days left close? you lose nothing with Endy in the field, only gain. At the plate, Church has been a wreck.

• Manuel ruled out Johan Santana on short rest Saturday.

Even if we lose today and tomorrow? Prefer Figerknightese? Wow.

As far as mets news goes, this has been a very melancholy, bittersweet day.

Does he mean not even out of the bullpen or not as a starter?

WOW

wow..what a dig at Endy..(not worse than not playing him..) But he was actually stepping it up before Murphy and Tatis arrived and started hitting. I think he’s earned and deserves a start here and there.

And, that’s a real big show of faith in Maine too. How do you think he feels, wanting nothing more than to compete, rehabbing, going on teh DL even though he didn’t want to, and getting himself cleared and activated, and than after sitting around hoping he’d get to come in for a day, Manuel says he’s not using him? Is he going to let Maine hang with the team, or did he kick him out of Shea?

Maybe before the presser, he told John, shhhh….I’m gonna go tell a lie, actually, you are starting on Saturday!

Dreams are good, too.

odds where real good he was going to get lit up anyway, so it might be for the best.

Does seem to be a communications disconnect though.

Perhaps he felt tight and could not get loose last night when he warmed up? Perhaps Manuel said that is it once that happened.

another injury handled brilliantly. good thing omar got that extension.

pelfrey: 13-10 3.70era

joba, hughes, and kennedy: 4-11 4.55era

What? If that was going to be Jerry’s decision Maine should have had surgery weeks ago, Maine even said this himself.

I’ve said it before and I will say it again, the Mets better get their medical staff in f**kin’ order because it is an absolute joke that they wait a month after Maine is placed on the DL, then activate him last night only to come out and say he is done for the year. I’d rather have Maine for a full season in 2009 than having him risk further damage to his shoulder.

I’M OFF TO SHEA STADIUM… GO METS!!

A little birdie just called me with this little nugget…your starting pitcher for Saturday’s game will be none other then Doctor K. Gooden called omar and said f- these babies I am going the distance and striking out 15, sniffing some coke and having some hookers in the locker room for in between innings.

There’s no point in having a player on the DL in September. If you’re on the 15 day DL, you are on the 40 man roster. He’d have to agree to be put on the 60 man DL, so they just activated him and then said “nevermind.”

I like this decision.

This makes me very sad.

The only thing that cheered me up (a little) is the headline from theonion.com:

“Struggling Mets Combine to Form Carlos Voltron”

Hysterical - especially the last paragraph

look on the bright side
if the sky opens up around the 6th inning
we wont have to goto the bullpen
(hopefully we have the lead)
then they can call the game and really gift wrap this for us

Jerry plain suks lately. He has become as bad as Willie. I have lost all my faith in him as a manager. Team was completely unprepared for the stretch run. He has become tight, panics and hasn’t been the leader we hoped for. Get your act together Jerry.. Teach these boys how to fight!